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Company www.crabtreebooks.com Author: Molly Aloian Coordinating editor: Chester Fisher Series editor: Susan LaBella Editor: Adrianna Morganelli Proofreader: Reagan Miller Editorial director: Kathy Middleton Production coordinator: Katherine Berti Prepress technician: Katherine Berti Project manager: Kumar Kunal (Q2AMEDIA) Art direction: Rahul Dhiman (Q2AMEDIA) Cover design: Cheena Yadav (Q2AMEDIA) Design: Cheena Yadav (Q2AMEDIA) Photo research: Debabrata Sen (Q2AMEDIA) Photographs: AP Photo: Richard Drew: p. 20; Arnulfo Franco: p. 26; Marty Lederhandler: cover (main image), p. 14; Edward Troon: p. 27 Big Stock Photo: Ciprian Dumitrescu: p. 22 Corbis: Morton Beebe: p. 21; K. J. Historical: p. 19 (painting) Dreamstime: Enrico Battilana: p. 31; Parrypix: p. 4; Etoile Pinder: p. 8; Toddtaulman: p. 15 Flickr: PhareannaH: p. 24 Fotolia: Peppejoe: p. 23 Getty Images: Spencer Platt/Staff: p. 18; Spanish School: p. 7 Istockphoto: Artemis Gordon: p. 29 Library of Congress: p. 6, 17 Photolibrary: The Bridgeman Art Library: p. 10; North Wind Pictures: p. 12, 13; The Print Collector: p. 11; Visions LLC: p. 5 Reuters: STR New: p. 9 Shutterstock: cover (background); p. 1; Stasys Eidiejus: p. 30 (map); Gelpi: p. 19 (children); Iofoto: p. 30 (girl); Emin Kuliyev: p. 16; Taipan Kid: folio image Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Aloian, Molly Columbus Day / Molly Aloian. (Celebrations in my world) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7787-4760-4 (bound).--isbn 978-0-7787-4778-9 (pbk.) 1. Columbus, Christopher--Juvenile literature. 2. Columbus Day-- Juvenile literature. 3. America--Discovery and exploration--spanish-- Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series: Celebrations in my world E120.A46 2009 j394.264 C2009-905257-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Aloian, Molly. Columbus Day / Molly Aloian. p. cm. -- (Celebrations in my world) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7787-4778-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-7787-4760-4 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 1. Columbus Day--Juvenile literature. 2. Columbus, Christopher--Juvenile literature. 3. America--Discovery and exploration--spanish--juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series. E120.A45 2010 394.264--dc22 2009034878 Company www.crabtreebooks.com 1-800-387-7650 Printed in Hong Kong, China/122009/CT20090915 Copyright 2010 CRABTREE PUBLISHING COMPANY. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Company. In Canada: We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. Published in Canada 616 Welland Ave. St. Catharines, ON L2M 5V6 Published in the United States 350 Fifth Ave. 59 th floor New York, NY 10118 Published in the United Kingdom Maritime House Basin Road North, Hove BN41 1WR Published in Australia 386 Mt. Alexander Rd. Ascot Vale (Melbourne) VIC 3032
Contents What Is Columbus Day?............4 Who Was Christopher Columbus?.....6 Four Voyages....................8 Discovering the New World........10 Many Changes..................12 Why Celebrate?.................14 Early Celebrations...............16 Celebrate Today!................18 Parades.......................20 Foods........................22 Songs and Rhymes..............24 Around the World...............26 Columbus Day Activities..........28 Learn More!....................30 Glossary and Index..............32
What Is is Columbus Day? Columbus Day is a holiday. People celebrate Columbus Day on October 12 of each year. This day is the anniversary of the day that a famous explorer named Christopher Columbus arrived on lands in what is now America. Flying the American flag is a great way to celebrate Columbus Day. 4
Columbus Day These people are at a Columbus Day celebration. DID YOU KNOW? Christopher Columbus lived more than 500 years ago. On Columbus Day, people celebrate the history of the United States. It is a day to feel patriotic, or proud of your country. 5